Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 81 | — |
| Success rate | 50.6% | 75th / 321 |
| Explosive run rate | 14.8% | 127th / 321 |
| Stuffed at the line | 13.6% | 137th / 321 |
| First downs | 28 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 21 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 6 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 16 | — |
| Target share | 12.3% | — |
| Catch rate | 81.2% | — |
| Success rate per target | 50.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 6.4 | — |
| Explosive catches | 12.5% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 5 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Knight's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted17 targets charted
Run direction84 carries
2025 charting · James Madison
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Knight’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted24 targets charted
Run direction111 carries
Career
5 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  UCLA#16 · 6-0 | 6 | 47% | 84 | 571 | 6.8 | 11 | 50.6% | 14 | 106 | 1 | 12.3% |
| 2025 |  James Madison#19 · 12-2 | 14 | 55% | 207 | 1373 | 6.6 | 9 | 48.4% | 40 | 397 | 1 | 16.3% |
| 2024 | James Madison#46 · 9-4 | 13 | 25% | 77 | 449 | 5.8 | 2 | 36.4% | 15 | 137 | 2 | 7.5% |
| 2023 | James Madison#22 · 11-2 | 1 | 1% | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | — | 1 | 11 | 0 | — |
| 2022 * | James Madison#46 · 8-3 | 7 | 8% | 5 | -8 | -1.6 | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 63 | 0 | 4.0% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Wayne Knight's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded. * Defense rebuilt from the play-by-play (ESPN's box scores that season are missing it); about 10% below official totals.
Game Log
Wayne Knight's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 | @ California | W 45–24 | 8.9 | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 56 | · | · | · |
| 2 |  San Diego State | W 28–10 | 8.2 | 13 | 97 | 7.5 | 3 | 36 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 |  Purdue | W 52–38 | 9.3 | 18 | 177 | 9.8 | 2 | 47 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 52 | · | · | · |
| 4 | @ Maryland | W 54–3 | 8.4 | 10 | 100 | 10.0 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 18 | · | · | · |
| 6 | @ Oregon | W 17–15 | 7.6 | 22 | 103 | 4.7 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 15 | · | · | · |
| 7 |  Wisconsin | W 17–7 | 5.2 | 13 | 23 | 1.8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 6 games | 7.9 | 84 | 571 | 6.8 | 11 | 47 | 14 | 106 | 7.6 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 160 | · | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 84 | — |
| Yards | 571 | 26th / 1453 |
| Yards / carry | 6.8 | 25th / 326 |
| Touchdowns | 11 | 4th / 630 |
| Long | 47 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 14 | 383rd / 1994 |
| Yards | 106 | 631st / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 7.6 | 432nd / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 345th / 824 |
| Long | 22 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 8 | — |
| Yards | 160 | — |
| Average | 20 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 29 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · California | — | 53 | ~22 (15–29) | 11 | 2 | 42% |
| Wk 2 · San Diego State | — | 67 | ~30 (20–39) | 13 | · | 45% |
| Wk 3 · Purdue | ✓ RB | 80 | ~38 (26–49) | 21 | 3 | 48% |
| Wk 4 · Maryland | ✓ RB | 63 | ~24 (16–31) | 13 | 1 | 38% |
| Wk 6 · Oregon | ✓ RB | 70 | ~44 (37–49) | 26 | 1 | 63% |
| Wk 7 · Wisconsin | — | 71 | ~33 (23–43) | 17 | 1 | 46% |
| Season | 3 GS | 404 | 191 (151–236) | 101 | 8 | 47% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the UCLA roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Wayne Knight | RB | SR | 84 | 571 | 6.8 | 11 | 14 | +0.38 |
| Anthony Woods | RB | 53 | 347 | 6.5 | 5 | 5 | +0.31 | ||
| Jaivian Thomas | RB | 41 | 200 | 4.9 | 3 | 2 | +0.17 | ||
| 32 | Troy Leigber | RB | SR | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 1 | — | +1.31 |
| 33 | Karson Cox | RB | SO | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | — | -4.50 |
| 22 | Dylan Lee | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. UCLA depth chart →